Leading starts in the mind / Moneim El-Meligi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

El-Meligi, A. Moneim, 1923-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Leadership.

Leadership--Psychological aspects.

Organizational behavior.

Management--Psychological aspects.

Management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (231 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hackensack, N.J. : World Scientific, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book offers a refreshing view of leadership as a psycho-social phenomenon. Attention is drawn to the conceptual muddle which underlies much of managerial practices, particularly in the selection and development of future leaders. Also demonstrated is the conceptual muddle through semantic analysis of the vocabulary used in defining leadership in different languages. The concept of leadership from four different perspectives is examined in detail: leadership as a universal and natural phenomenon; membership and social roles; leadership as a collective process; conceptual models. In additio

Contents:

Acknowledgements; Contents; Introduction; Leaders or Managers?; Leadership Semantics: Cross-Cultural Exploration; Qualities Followers Expect in a Leader: Empirical Study of Two Cultures; Fields of Leadership Action; Organizing Processes; Recurrent Situations; Interface Groups; The Organization as Environment; Modes of Existence in Organizations; Levels of Leading and Following; Triadic Model of Leadership; Psychology of Obedience; Leadership Prerequisites; Crisis of Leadership; Bibliography; Appendix I; Appendix II; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 184-190) and index.

ISBN:

9786611372637

9781281372635

1281372633

9789812700940

9812700943

OCLC:

476063758